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Poet Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz’s Follow the Sun 3 min read

• Poetry

Poet Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz’s Follow the Sun

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

From Dr. Sealey-Ruiz’s first book, Love from the Vortex, “Follow the Sun” is a poem about laying oneself bare both to oneself and her beloved;... Read More

Birthday Greetings Archibald John Motley, Jr. 1 min read

• Art

Birthday Greetings Archibald John Motley, Jr.

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Archibald John Motley, Jr. , born October 7, 1891, was a visual artist. He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago... Read More

Happy Birthday Faith Ringgold 1 min read

• Art

Happy Birthday Faith Ringgold

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Faith Ringgold, born October 8, 1930, is a painter, writer, and artist who created beautiful art and also served as a teacher in the New... Read More

Birthday Greetings Civil Rights Advocate Michelle Alexander 1 min read

• News

Birthday Greetings Civil Rights Advocate Michelle Alexander

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Michelle Alexander, born October 7, 1967, is a writer, civil rights advocate, and professor at the Union Theological Seminary in NYC. She is best known... Read More

Harlem Fashion Week Founders Daughter Yvonne and Mama Sandra 2 min read

• Fashion

Harlem Fashion Week Founders Daughter Yvonne and Mama Sandra

Ionia Dunn Lee Cisse 4 years ago

Yvonne Jewnell and her mother Sandra Burkett are the innovative creators of the Harlem Fashion Week, established in 2016. Yvonne Jewnell is a graduate of the... Read More

Phillis Wheatley Peters first Published Enslaved African Poet 2 min read

• Poetry

Phillis Wheatley Peters first Published Enslaved African Poet

Ellen Levitt 4 years ago

Phillis Wheatley Peters (c. 1753-54 – December 5, 1784) was born in West Africa (present day Gambia or Senegal), captured as a child, and sold... Read More

Birthday Greetings Talib Kweli 1 min read

• Music

Birthday Greetings Talib Kweli

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Talib Kweli Greene, born October 3, 1975 , is a rapper and activist who gained fame by forming a rap group called “Black Star” with... Read More

Happy Birthday Reverend Sharpton 1 min read

• News

Happy Birthday Reverend Sharpton

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago

🎂Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr., born October 3, 1954, is a civil rights activist, minister, talk show host, and politician. Best known as Al, he is... Read More